twentytwomedia

I define myself by how well I hide

// December 24th, 2009 // General

Well, it’s almost the end of 2009 and I never got around to rebuilding my personal blog :/ So back to WordPress it is, once again, hopefully temporarily because I still don’t like this template (but it’s the best I’ve found so far). I honestly can’t believe that this year is almost over. 2009 was a bit of a shaky year, starting off horribly but ending a lot more pleasant than 2008 did.

I’m totally jacking this concept from Tiphanie Brooke (Antigirl) but I wanted to recap some key things that happened throughout 2009.

Things I Did in 2009

- started off the year worrying about finances due to Alicia’s layoff, but now she works for a new great company, TaxBreak
- saw Nine Inch Nails perform for their possible last tour (ever)
- attended a reunion concert for Blink 182
- took my sister to her first ever rock concert, Poison / Cheap Trick / Def Leppard
- took my nephew Camden to his first ever concert, Green Day
- met Sid Haig
- became lead designer of a startup web firm in Gadsden, AL
- celebrated our first wedding anniversary in Gatlingburg, TN
- took Soph on her first ever road trip / vacation
- made the decision to lose weight and stick to it (currently at 48 lbs lost, and Alicia is at 25, w00t!)
- got HTTD to train Sophie
- developed an addiction to Netflix Instant Streaming television shows
- found a new love for biking, even worked up to biking 20 miles at a time
- dropped a whole pants and shirt size
- i haven’t been sick (bronchitis / pneumonia) since I quit smoking in April ‘08
- successfully have dropped my (bad) cholesterol 200 points and it’s still dropping
- finally got some artwork from Antigirl (thank you baby! excellent anniversary gift!)
- found a love for Dexter / Californiacation / Man Vs. Food
- lost a former classmate

I’m probably leaving some things out, but it’s just a general overview off of the top of my head. I’m really looking forward to what 2010 will bring, and I’m hoping that things will continue to improve on the side of work and finances. 2010 will be a new year, new beginnings, and the start of a brand new decade. Here’s hoping that the 10’s will be better than the 00’s.

Hope you all have an absolutely wonderful Christmas! Enjoy this time with friends and family, and be safe in all your travels!